TABLE 1.
Clinical details of chronically HIV-1-infected women included in the study
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| No. of subjects | 51 |
| Mean age in yr ± SD | 32.8 ± 6.2 |
| Absolute blood CD4 count (mean cells/ml ± SD) | 432.27 ± 181.4 |
| Plasma viral load (mean RNA copies/ml ± SD) | 12,761 ± 6,398.1 |
| No. (%) of women with detectable plasma viral load | 33 (64.7) |
| Range of plasma viral load in women with detectable levels (RNA copies/ml) | 80-72,000 |
| Cervical viral load in all women (mean RNA copies/ml ± SD) | 1,295.8 ± 6,398.1 |
| No. (%) of women with detectable cervical viral load | 20a (45.5) |
| Cervical viral load only in women with detectable levels (mean RNA copies/ml ± SD) | 3,030.6 ± 9,674.1 |
| Range of cervical viral load in women with detectable levels (RNA copies/ml) | 92-44,000 |
a
Cervical supernatant samples were only available for viral load assessment from 44 of 51 women, so the value is calculated as 20/44.